Three popular articles this week on HRinfodesk deal with: An FAQ in relation to an employer’s obligation to have a casual worker sign off on vacation pay; a case that looks at workplace investigations; and Ontario’s proposal of eliminating the “30% Rule” for pension investment.

As I head to Osgoode Professional Development for module 3 of the course that my partner and I are Directors of, HR Law for HR Professionals, I am contemplating one of the aspects of HR law that has changed significantly in recent years: investigations.

Just in case employers needed yet another reason to be careful to ensure that employees in their workplaces treat one another with respect and avoid a “locker room mentality”, the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal has provided one. In Lombardi v. Walton Enterprises, (2012) HRTO 1675 the Tribunal found a corporate employer and Assistant Manager jointly and severally liable for homophobic slurs directed at an employee.